I have seen similar type things on the skin on ferrets that have a loss of
hair and skin allergy secondary from ADREANAL DISEASE
 
on the other hand I certainly would elminate something like chiggers
first.
 
Benjamin A. Otten, DVM
Practice Limited to Avian
and Exotic Pets
 
"There is a fountain that is not
built by the hands of man"
 
[Sukie note:  Again, this is a response to the FHL question, not the
FML one.]
[Posted in FML issue 3541]